“You get a little dizzy doing it and you just kind of land,” Gerard said. “I don’t know, it’s crazy.”

Speaking with Geist, the young snowboarder described the moment his incredible accomplishment hit him.

USA's gold medallist Redmond Gerard poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the snowboard Men's Slopestyle at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang on February 11, 2018.Javier Soriano / AFP - Getty Images

“I soon got [it] right after I got on the podium up at the mountain,” he said. “I’ve been taken into all these interviews and I think I’m now realizing how big this actually is.”

Gerard’s six siblings and his parents couldn’t be happier. According to Gerard, they’ve been partying since they found out he had come in first place.